FMLA or ADA?

  FMLA or ADA?  This issue is a confusing one.  When an employee becomes ill or requests leave to care for a family member, when is it considered Family Medical Leave (FMLA) and when is it considered an accommodation under the American’s with Disability Act (ADA)? In most instances, when it is related to an Read more about FMLA or ADA?[…]

Arrest Records

Using an Employee’s Criminal or Arrest Record May be Discriminatory

Use of Employee’s Criminal or Arrest Record May be Discriminatory In 2012, the EEOC issued a new Guidance outlining how and when an “employer’s use of an individual’s criminal history in making employment decisions may, in some instances, violate the prohibition against employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.”  Just because an Read more about Using an Employee’s Criminal or Arrest Record May be Discriminatory[…]